Archives for December 2016

Fans of the Sheep-to-Shawl Contest at the annual Pennsylvania Farm Show may wonder where the competitors can develop their chops.
Whether you’re into the rigors of competition or just relaxation, those weaving and spinning skills seen on PCN every January are taught at the Red Stone Fiber Arts Center.

The Mummers Parade is like no other parade in the world. With 10,000 wildly-costumed participants stepping out every New Year’s Day in South Philadelphia, it is one of the most spectacular annual parades in the U.S. This remarkable book is a “family portrait” of the parade. It presents, in pictures and in words, the flamboyantly-attired […]

On a Saturday in March 1941, Jimmy Stewart, America’s boy-next-door actor, left Hollywood behind and took the oath of service in the United States Army Air Corps. Once in the service, Stewart ducked the press at every opportunity and to a large extent for the next four years remained behind the secure perimeters of air […]

This month on Focus on Aging Adults, we’ll discuss the senior population’s living and spending trends, and how those patterns will effect next year’s state budget. The “baby boomer” generation is reaching retirement age, with those people potentially out of the work force what will that mean for the state’s revenue on income tax? Budget […]

President-elect Donald Trump won Pennsylvania’s electoral and popular vote, but Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote. Once again, the importance of the Electoral College in the presidential election process has come into prominence. What is the Electoral College, what did the founding fathers have in mind when they established it in 1787, and what […]

Much like the rest of the nation, South Central Pennsylvania struggled with slavery. The institution lingered locally for more than fifty years, although it was virtually extinct everywhere else within Pennsylvania. Gradually, antislavery views prevailed. The Appalachian Mountains and the Susquehanna River provided natural cover for fleeing slaves, causing an influx of travel along the […]

Recorded 12-7-16 in Harrisburg. Topics include: synthetic marijuana, land obtained by a borough through eminent domain that the borough then sought to resell to a developer, workers’ compensation, an electric conduit that was damaged during municipal excavation, issue preservation in post-trial motions, and life without parole for juvenile offenders.